Automatic air-torpedo.



0. A. LANGOS.

AUTOMATIC AIB. ToRPEno.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27,1910.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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0. A. LANGOS.

AUTOMATIC AIB. TORPEDO.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21.1910.

1,004,043. Patented sepn.26,191r1.

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OTTO A. LANGOS. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

AUTOMATIC AIR-TORPEDO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

raient-vu .st-pi. 2o, 1911.

Application filed July 27. 1910. Serial No. 574.064.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. U'r'ro lmxoos, u suhjert of the Kiul;l ot' Hungary. and residing' ut (hirugo. in the count)I ot' Cook and Stutey ot' Illinois. have invented a non' und useful linprorenwnt in .\uton1atir Air-Torpedoes. of whirl] thtI following' is a romplete spccitiratiou.

Thr main ohjeets ot this invention are to provide a toy adapted to produce an audible report' Iiniilur lo that produred hy a` gun. eonnnon torpedo, or tiref'izieker1 hut without the use of donneronsI explosives; to provide a toy rupahle of prodneing loud explosions or reports. und in whirh all elements of danger from the explo iou have -been eliininated; und to provide u repeatinf. pnruniatie torpedo which i# capable of being operated to produro a large nuiuhor of reports with butJ slight expense.

A Spc-eilte construction Oinhodying' thtl invention is illustrator] in tht` accompanying: drawings. in which:

Figure 1 is u sido .ulevation ot u` derive embodied in in v invelltion with the handle broken uu'uy. Fig'. 2 in l1 vertiral sel-tion ot' the (lL-vire shown in Fig. '1. with the position of the. feed dog' duringl its upward .travel Shown in dotted lines and showing the rihhon in plut-e. Fig. 3 is a` sertion taken on line 23- 3 of Figi'. I. Fig. fl a front ele- -ration o't tht1 device with thtrihhon removed. Fig. 5 iS a front elevation of tht` dev vice with the parts in the position they assumo at the time of the report. Fig'. l isa section tultrnfon line GWG of Fig. 5.

ln tho eonbtruction shown the pneumatic cylinder 1 is provided with :l movable piston 2 which has a piston rod 3 of greater length than tho eylinder. whirl) rod projerts through an aperture in thev lower head #l ot' the o vlindor. A coiled spring Q is rai-riad in said cylinder with one end resting on the piston and tho other end: resting aguinst the. upper cylinder head i-id spring art@ to normally hold the piston ait the Iowe limit ot' its movement with tle piston rod. 3 ex tended. Suid head 5'y iis rigidly secured on the ulfipor und' of tiliecytiiiudiel and `has an axial aperture or pont 6' therein affording a sont. Extending dtiwmvallzdv from said'- head in close proximity toitlefront side of tho cylinder is tie et pl'ntie 8 which has two longitudinal groovetere'm. `Extend.- rvg forwardly-from the lateral edges of said feed plate are the parallel ears ltA in which said plate.

is pivoted tho U shaped presaer-toot. 1l. The upper ends 1;) of said foot extend through said Ours und the foot inrlines fi'oin its pivotal point d onnn'uil'tly and rearwardly to the ford plate agaiugt whirl: it trouw noar itsy lou-er end l-. and Iaid lower end is turned foruardlyout of contact with For the purpose of noriualtr holding tht` presser-foot in eontaci with thtl feed plate. springs t4 are serurcd at one. end to the ends 1L. und attheir other ends to outnardly turned ears 15 on the lower rnd ot' the presser-fruit. and are coiled rentrait)- around HtudS 1li on the ears l0. ()n earh side nuinher ot the presser-toot is au inturnod guide [lange IT. which terminates at it lower end at' u point uhove the ontuardtiY turned portion l of the |i1t.-'sei't'oot'.

vedge of thc head and Slightl)- wider than said heath-is an attachingr plate lg. on whirh is detuehuhlv Aeeurd the retfeptuele It.' foi' the roll ot paper rihhon 30. Suid reteptuele niuj.' ho seeured to the pluto 1S in un): desirrd uniniirr. hut an Shown. it is provided with attac-hing: [langes Q1 adapted to hook hellind the edgrenh of the plate 1S. The reeoptaele l) is provided with a slot 22 :it its upper front roi-ner through which slot the ribhon pnssez, and the end 2?- o't.' the rihhon extends aerosh the head 5 and down in rinse Contact with tht; feed plate S. and projeet from beneath the vnd l ot the presser foot. i

ltigidly supported on @zieh lido of tho Cylinder` intermediate tho plates S and 1S. is a Iluide Q4. llaeh `guide ronipriseo a pair of anglo hars. eaf'h ha ving ont` flange lying aguinat the rylindrr and spaced u slight flistaneo from the corresponding flange of the other bar to provide a groove 26. and tho other or lateral flange 27 of each bar lis di.- reeted outwardly from the cylinder at th outer edge of the flange 25. Lngs QS are turnd iInvavd-ly from the side flanges4 27 andA are spaced a (lia-tance from the tlangosf.

For the purpose of pressing the ribbon ttrmlly upon the 'houd 5 to provide anaiir tight` joint between the rjhhon and the port preparatory to making a report. a colti;- presmim Iulute 2f) is 'prorit-led, whirl: has :in apentuinet l) adirptod forumisti-.r with the port 6,. andz slutnounding wliielr is a. downturnd' flange 31 adaptedA to senti on, the ribbon abjiv'fe tlie port or seat. (l. Guide arms 32 extend .downwardly from the sideso said plate 29 int th guides 24 and are adapted to guide the plate 29 so that the flange 31 will seat squarely on the seat 6. On the inner side of each arm 32, adjacent to its lower end, is a lug 33 which travels in the groove 26 and when said arms are raised said lugs abut against the head 5 and limit the upward movement of the plate 29.

Extending upwardly from the compression plate are two arms 34, having a fcrrule 35 at their upper ends in which is secured the handle 36. 'Apertured ears 37 extend forwardly from one of said arms 34, and a feed dog 38 is ivoted in said ears 37. Said dog is provide with laterally directed lugs 39 at its upper end which are pivotedA in said ears 37, and a s ring 4() is carried on said lugs and ears an. bears against the dog,` and acts to normally hold the lower end 1:

of the dog against the feed plate. Said end 41 is turned inwardly against the feed Vplate 8 and is provided with teeth 42 ada ted to travel in the grooves 9 in the`fee plate. Said end 41 also projects laterally from both sides of the dog into position to travel behind the flanges 17 of the presser-foot when the dog is traveling downwardly as shown in Fig. 3, and to travel on the front side of said anges when the dog is travelin upwardly. When said end is passing ownwardly behind the presser-foot it forces the latter away from the cylinder, and after the end `has passed below the anges 17 the resser-foot is forced back to the cylinder y its spring, and when the dog is again raised the lateral extremities of the end 41 ass in front of the flanges 17, thereby carryin the dog out of contact with the ribbon. he operation of the construction shown is as follows:A roll of paper ribbon is placed in the receptacle 19 and the end of the ribbon is passed throu h the slot 22, across the head 5, down the -eed plate 8, and beneath the end 13 of the presser-foot. The guide arms 32 reciprocate freely in the guides 24, and when the deviceis suspended y the handle 36 the cylinder is at the lower limit of its movement on said guide arms. When the lower end ofthe piston 3 is placed on the floor or other firm surface, and downward pressure is exerted on the handle, the

compression plate is brought down on to the head 5 with the flange 31 pressin the ribbon firmly against the seat 6. Tiis downward movement of the handle causes the feed dog 38 to travel downwardly along the .feed plate 8.v The spring pressed presserfoot 11 forces the end 41 of the dog into gripping engagement with the ribbon, and tliereby causesvthe dog to draw the ribbon from the receptacle. As the do reaches the lower limitof its movement t e end 41 passes from beneath the flanges 17 of the presser-foot. Further downward pressure on the handle forces the cylinder 1 down the piston rod 3, and causs`tlie piston to compress the air in the cylinder. W'hen the air has secured a certain amount of coinpression lt will burst the ribbon with a loud report and escape from the cylinder through the port 6. The device is then .lifted by the handle and the spring 2a returns the piston to normal position and the feed dog travels oii the front. side of the flanges 17 out of contact with the ribbon until it nearly reaches its upward limit when it leaves said flanges and is forced into contact with the ribbon by means of its spring 40. 5

lith this construction the ribbon is automatically fed forwardly before each explosion to bring an uiipunctured portion of the ribbon above the port 6, and to enable the device to make a large number of explosions or reports without reloading.

lVhile I have shown and described but one specific embodiment of the invention it will be understood that 'various details of the .construction may be varied or omitted without departing from the scope of the claims.

I claim;

1. An axtomatic air torpedo, comprising a.-- cylinder having an# outlet port, means adapted to clamp the ribbon onto said port, means adapted to compress air in the cylindei: and burst the ribbon above the port, and means for automatically feeding the ribbon across the port.

2. An air torpedo, comprising means adapted to support a ribbon, means .adapted to intermittently feed the ribbon from said l supporting means, and means adapted to intermittently puncture the ribbon with an air blast and produce an audible report.

3. .An air torpedo, comprising a cylinder having an outlet port therein, feed mechamsm adapted to automatically feed a ribbon across said port, and means adapted to compress air in the cylinder and puncture the ribbon with an audible report.

4. An air tor edo, comprising a cylinder having a port t erein, a ribbon support on said cylinder, reciprocatin means on the cylinder adapted to intermittently feed the ribbon across said port, and means in the cylinder adapted to force a blast of air through the ribbon covering the port.

5., An air torpedo, comprising a cylinder having a port therein, a piston in the cylinder, a compression plate mounted on the cylinder and'ada-pted to secure the ribbon over the port, and coacting means supported on said compression plate and adapted to feed the ribbon across the port. f

6.- An air torpedo, comprising a cylinder havmga plort therein, pressure producing means 1n t e cylinder a ribbon support, an a ertured compression plate mounted to reciprocate on the cylinder and clamp a ribbon over said port, a feed dog carried on said plate, and means adapted to throvcr the dog into and out of engagement with the ribbon.

7. An air torpedo, comprising a c linder having a ort therein, a piston in sai cylinder, a rib on receptacle removably mounted on the cylinder, a feed plate on the eylinder opfosite from said receptacle, a spring presse presser-foot mounted on said plate and adapted to hold the end of the ribbon against the plate, guides on said cylinder, a compression plate mounted in said guides and ada ted4 to clamp the ribbon over said port, a eed dog pivotal] mounted on said compression plate and a apted to move the ribbon across the port, and means on said presser-foot adapted to throw the dog out of contact with the ribbon when the dogr is returning to normal position.

8.r An air torlpedo, comprising a'cylinder having a port t erein, a piston in the cylinder, a piston rod projectingl from the lower end of the c linder, a ribbon yreceptacle mounted on t e cylinder and adapted to carr `a. roll of paper ribbon, a feed plate on t e front side of the cylinder, a ,presserfoot mounted on the feed plate and adapted to clamp the ribbon against the plate, guides on the cylinder, an. apertured compression plate, downwardly directed arms on said compression plate adapted to reciprocate in said guides, upwardly directed arms on said plate, a handle secured in said upwardly di` rected arms, a feed do pivotall mounted on one of said upward y directe( arms and adapted to engagethe ribbon against said feed plate and move it forwardly ywhen the compression plate is moved toward the cylinder, and means on the presser-foot adapted to release the dog from the ribbon when the dog is returning to Vnormal position.

In witness` whereof I havehereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

OTTO A. LANGOS.

Witnesses:

S. F. LoNsE, GUs. HAUSER. 

